The biggest hurdle here was the owner wasn't 100% certain what she was getting into....mainly when she saw the subwoofer box I had gotten here....a small ported 10" wooden box. That wouldn't work because she needed the cargo room in the rear....so, I didn't want to NOT install a woofer, so I opted to custom fabricate her a fiberglass box in the rear passenger cargo area. Tape, Wood, Resin, and fabric helped construct this box and I was able to only take up 2" of actual usable cargo space while getting .67 cubic feet of airspace for this Arc sub to perform at optimal performance...and it sure does get down and dirty. It was covered in Black Carpet and secured to the OEM panel it covered up.I installed the 5 channel amplifier under the passenger front seat and this allowed plenty for room to fit all the necessary wires easily for future maintenance if needed....with plenty of clearance under the seat.Once the amp was installed, I ran new wires from there to each door, into the door jams and to the new speaker locations...which replaced the stock speakers.I then applied Noise Reduction material on the External layer of door then sealed up the 'service holes' on the inner door skins and sealed those up.....creating a box to product plenty of midbass front and rear.The front dash speakers were replaced with the ARc 602 component tweeters and I fabricated adapter plates to mount to the OEM location/bolts. The crossovers had a nice place to rest in the front footwell area...which allows for easy maintenance if needed. All wires were Tesa-taped for an OEM look and noise reduction as well.

The Kenwood unit was a pretty extensive unit to install.It has built-in Navigation, so an external navigation antenna was ran.The WiFi dongle and an additional USB port was ran into the glove box.The OEM USB Input and Aux Input were Retained in the center console.The OEM Steering Wheel controls were all Retained and function as they did before.The Bluetooth Unit was installed in the upper driver pillar for hands-free operation.The 'Speak-to-Talk/Text' button was installed near the drivers Left Hand for ease of use.The Satellite Radio Module was ran and installed next to the GPS antenna.The Rear and Front camera inputs were utilized with the 360 degree system, later explained.

REAR SIDE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

This was a fairly simple addition...since I was already removing the bumper for the rear radar system.This system uses 2 sensors that attach to the rear bumper and detect anything close once the vehicle is moving. I placed the 2 visual indicators in the front A Pillars where the side mirrors are located so they'll be visible when turning or changing lanes. They indicators will light up whenever it detects objects in the rear and the speaker will audibly beep if your turn signals are activated (turning or changing lanes)....very useful and can be added to any vehicle.

360 DEGREE CAMERA SYSTEM

This was a fun one...I've wanted to do a system like this for years since I first saw it at SEMA. It utilizes a Front, Rear and 2 side cameras...then can 'stitch' them together to form a 'top' image for precise parking.The Rear camera will come on when the vehicle is placed in Reverse; but it will also show the 360 image as well.Then, at the press of a button on the Kenwood unit AND the wired controller in the center console, the driver can monitor each camera separately as needed, while driving. The most useful will be the Front camera while in motion so you don't hit curbs or anything.....but this can be very useful when parking.The main brain was installed under the driver seat along with all other sensors with this build.

K40 Radar and Laser Defense

This right here ladies and gents is ONE BAD Mamajama!This Subi has a Front and Rear Hidden Radar receiver that can detect X, K, KA and many other radar signals from miles away and alert you Audibly and Visually.The front recieved 2 Laser Jammers as well...that I Frenched-into the front grill.I placed the 2 Visual LED Indicators into the Rear-View Mirror, behind the mirror...so it's completely hidden out of sight.The RL360i controller was tucked into a nice OEM appearance next to the dimmer switch on the dash for easy use whilst driving; but looks OEM enough that you'd never suspect it as an aftermarket Radar/Laser defense mechanism.The speaker and brain was installed under the driver seat.

All-in-All this was a massive project...not like a full-vehicle build...but with the amount of wires going into this and how much more tech is thrown into this Subi.....it makes for an interesting ride, that's for sure.The Noise Reduction makes you feel like your in a Caddy, the Sound...well that can't be replicated by ANY OEM Manufacturer...the 360 and Rear Collision Systems are something most newer vehicles come with...but the Radar system is something that will more than likely never be offered by OEM ever.....so this Subi will be incognito on the road...which was the point, but the owner will have a smile on her face for years to come!!

A retired serviceman brought in his 2017 Honda Civic for an audio overhaul.He's suffered some hearing loss due to his oversea tours in the service; so he needed a boost in audible output from his new car.Trax Customs was HAPPY to help out someone that served their country...as we always are!

The plan with this setup is the build over time....first phase is to get the sound stage setup for success...which means boosting the door speakers and adding sound deadening to tighten up the bass....next phase will be woofers and the final stage will be custom enclosures.

First things first.....let's get to sound deadening.All four doors received 2 layers of Roadkill Expert deadening to seal them up and provide some dramatic differences in mid-bass response; while keeping road-noise out and heat/cool IN during different seasons.Next I fabricated some adapters to fit these massive Clarus mid-woofers in the doors.I then wired up the crossovers and mounted the tweeters in custom-painted shrouds to match the theme of the Civic.The doors are now super solid and the mid-bass they produce is actually window-rattling.....as these Clarus woofers can get down and dirty, efficiently, around 55-60hz!

Next was the amp....The overall goal is the build 1 or 2 custom fiberlgass enclosures in the side pockets of the rear boot....so I knew whatever I was doing would be temporary...even if that meant 4 months or a year.....I still wanted it to look well thought out, custom...but remain mobile in the future. So I crammed that beast of an amp into the side pocket where the OEM woofer 'would' have been.....so there is plenty of space behind the carpeting for wires and extensions. I trimmed all wires so they can be relocated in the future to the new amp location. I fabricated an MDF mounting panel, covered it in carpet and trimmed the OEM carpet panel to just barely allow the amp to pass through and hide all the wires.It's a pretty simple mount; but makes it look not-so-out-of-place but hides anything that would say 'aftermarket parts' about it. Only thing that gives it away is when you turn on the amp and that classic 'Hybrid' logo lights up in the mirror finish top!

End Result?This thing is a beast....the bass you get out of these 6.5" woofers is impressive and makes all the hours and finger cuts worth it.The tweeters are SUUPER high; which can be turned down...but I'm leaving that for the customer to decide since he has a hearing issue anyways...so too-much is a good thing on this built!I can't wait to hear this setup with a subwoofer...as it'll definitely finish it off and make it one of my favorite setups I've done!

Client was referred to us by a local electronics store and we were glad we could help out.Customer had recently purchased this car from a friend and knew immediately that they audio was junk....so we knew exactly what to do.

These Vettes have some massive speakers in their doors...but they are just massive piles of poo.....so I Fabricated a 1/2" MDF Adapter to house the Arc Audio Arc 6.2 Component Speakers....then I turn the fiberglass doors into massive subwoofer boxes by reinforcing everything with Stinger Roadkill and sealing up the doors with a custom sheet metal patch; as well as F.A.S.S. acoustic rings to help bridge the gap between the door panel and speaker. The Arc Component Tweeters may look less than capable compared to the OEM 3.5" speaker in the door; but this is the biggest contender when dealing with top-down driving in this convertible...these small guys will be able to cut through the wind-noise at 100+

The rears were fairly simply....5.25" Arc series coaxials and some slight tweakage and they fit like a glove.....I didn't like the OEM covers..so I opted to use the ones that came with the Arc speakers.

For the rear, I installed the Mini KS 4 channel amplifier to provide plenty of power to these speakers while not taking up any useful room....because Golfing is necessary and ain't nobody got time for amps/wires in the way of your drivers/putters!The KS mini was almost too big..but I made er fit and it's got easy access to adjustments on the top of the amp if they are needed.

We also did some exterior upgrades....customer didn't like the way the OEM brakes looked and wanted a simple update. So we removed the wheels and started masking everything off. The OEM brakes got a nice coat of brake-caliper gloss black and the fronts got INDIVIDUALLY masked off and got a nice coat of Chevy Red to make the 'Corvette' pop.We also fixed the lower front valence that is commonly trashed from speed bumps and anything higher than a leaf!

A good client of ours brought in his new-to-him Toyota 4Runner to get his 'old' sound back.I'd previously installed these Hybrid Audio Unity component speakers in his old 4Runner and then he sold that and upgraded....but he didn't want to break-up with his old sound system....so he removed that and kept them for his new ride.....smart move...because the newer Toyota speakers still sounded like junk.

I fabricated a custom speaker adapter for each side and then did some sound deadening to create a 'sub-box' like effect in the doors.

In the future, we'll be adding an amplifier and a unique mid-bass upgrade....so look out for that one.

A past client and I have been talking about this build for over a year and it's finally starting.I've had the car for over 2 months now, and with parts ordered and arriving, I was finally able to start on it slowly over the last few weeks.This build will take a month or so to complete....well....because I'm a 1-man army and only get a few hours each week-night to work on it....the it's weekend party-time in the shop!

Had a customer bring in his 'newly' acquired Ford Focus. He purchased it for his son, for college, and now it's his again.

Time to upgrade the interior sound to something he likes.

We started off this journey with a simple suggestion of an uber deck, the Clarion NX 702, Multimedia DVD player with Navigation, HD Radio, USB, iPod, Bluetooth and much more.We then added sound deadening to the entire sides of the vehicle to cut down on road noise, keep unwanted heat out, and improve the sound quality of the interior; all done with Stinger's Road Kill brand.The front sound stage received our Hybrid Audio's Stage 4 Clarus Component Speakers. A 6.5" midbass monster, a 20mm soft-dome tweeter and their competition grade crossovers.The rear sound stage received our Hybrid Audio's Stage 1 Mirus Coaxial Speakers. These things, rested in their newly sealed and deadened side panels produced the much needed mid-bass this system was designed to produce. That and Hybrid's soft-dome 20mm tweeters front the sound stage up higher in the rear too.

There were no noticeable rattles in this thing that received over 40 sq.ft. of deadening, which is a good thing, as our Arc Audio Mini 4 channel amp pushed these badass speakers with 75 watts of pure RMS power. I placed the amp under the passenger seat with plenty of wire exposed, so that in a few short weeks/months, we can add another mini amp (mono block) for a subwoofer....then this system will be complete.

For now, this is simply the best sounding Ford Focus in the valley, and I'll put my word on that. This is what is to be expected when you know exactly what you want and there are products to fulfill these needs.Pure headunit with good output, strong amp, quality speakers and reduced interior noise.....that's the recipe for success.

Had a customer come in with some Power Acoustic Dual DVD Player Headrests he wanted put in....but he also wanted a way to integrate in his Xbox when needed.Simple .... I hardwired in a 300 watt Stinger Power Converter and custom mounted a Stinger "Game Plate" in the existing spot where his un-used rear audio controls were.He was somewhat ok with just having the built in FM Mod for sound throughout the car, but I informed him of iSimple's latest products and he was IN. Now he has crystal clear iPod audio input, as well as a Mini Jack audio input and hardwired DVD audio.After all the dust settled he can no Listen to songs from his iPod, Listen to the DVD player that is showing off his new Dual 8.5" screens, as well as plug in an Xbox and play video games on-the-go.Pretty cool road trip upgrade...his kids are going to love it!

Phil brought his Porsche Targa back for an upgrade.He loved the way the Memphis MClass speakers sounded (who wouldn't) but he wanted more.Being that it's a sudo-convertible, adding an amp to boost the speakers to a higher, crisper, un-distorted sound is the next step.Naturally, the Porsche would only get the best....so we threw in an MClass 4 channel Amp (MC4.50) This is giving the speakers 50 watts at minimum to power through the road noise and wind.This is exactly what the Targa needed....but I'm thinking he might be back to add a sub :) :)

While I was in there, he asked me to take a look at the 'stock-ish' alarm that was installed...giving him sporadic false alarms throughout the night. I located the 'brain' back in a cubby hole, un-zip tied and just rattling around....Phil no longer has the remotes for it, and the company has long been out of business. So I yanked that and a bunch of other wires that were just chilling in the boot, attached to the fuse block and battery....but to nothing else.

So....moral of the story....if you want really good sound and your car needs to lose some (wire) weight.....Come to Trax Customs :)

Had a client come in that was concerned about his stock sound system (amplified Focal speakers....if you call that stock)(owner didn't know that Focals were installed).He's a true audiophile at heart....so Hybrid Audio Technologies is the first speaker that popped into my head. Wasn't sure about what model to go with, since it's a convertible; but the owner didn't want to install a subwoofer, so Clarus was the choice; they have a lower range of frequencies that they can play...so we squeezed the more amount of mid-bass out of them as we could.Owner had pre-selected an amazing deck, the Alpine CDA-117....truely an audiophiles headunit of choice.....more audio tweaking options that most need.....just enough for this project.The doors got a 3 layer sound deadening system (inner door skin, middle door skin, and inside door panel) to help the mid bass out as well as block some road noise.All of this was pushed by the Arc Audio KS Mini, 2 channel amp....perfect size to fit under the seat where most other amps wouldn't dream of fitting.

Got the battery isolator hooked up and running, so I figured I might as well bolt up the rear battery. Everything is secure, and I left plenty of wire to the battery if needed down the road. Don't want that 0ga wire to be too short if you every have to remove the battery and add a new one....who knows.......better to be safe than sorry!As for the rest of the system in the rear...just need to start doing some wood work, cutting amp rack plates and we'll start getting some tunes going.Test fitted the projectors and made sure I like how they are going to sit in the headlights and in the car.....first test fit was spot on and only needed to raise one side.....not too shabby!!! These will look sick once done......black on black baby! Ballasts have been wired up and they are ready to go as well.Now all that's left is the shrouds need to be painted and then we're donezo.

Worked alot on Memphry today and yesterday, but nothing really to show for it. Everything is hidden and out of the way.Didn't snap pics, but I did start painting the headlights and shrouds....just need to wait for the custom paint I have planned.So the electrical system is up and running.Steven, no worries bud, I think I may have found a few things that may have been causing the Camry to run like crap. While doing the big 3 upgrade, I noticed the engine's ground wire was loose (could have been causing issues), noticed at the air intake boxes had loose or non-existant connections....so I tighted those up, and after getting the new high output alternator installed, all new 0ga power wires ran throughout...this puppy starts up without hesitation (as it did before) and purrs like a kitten (too many pet references in one sentence???)Got the 200 amp battery isolator installed, and there is barely enough room to make the connections...but this way it'll be as solid and trustworthy as possible...plus it's just out of the way!0ga is now ran through the car (wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be), back outside of the car, then back inside (this was because the subbox clearance would have been messed up with the 0ga cable in the way).On to the final wiring for the LED lights, then finished up the front door speakers.Cheers

More Power....More Power!!Got some of the main power modifications/additions done tonight.Swapped the old busted alternator out with the new hotness!First fire, BAM, 14.7 volts, charging......we like....that means it's working.Swapped the old main battery out for the new, smaller, more efficient battery. Plenty of Cold Cranking Amps to fire the engine, and more than enough power to run the entire vehicle......for good measure we're putting in another one so the system has it's own to rely on.Did the 'Big 3' upgrade as well......Alternate to Batter Wire, Battery Ground to Chassis, and Battery Ground to Engine......swapped out the baby small stock wire (10 ga and 8 ga) with 0ga and 4 ga where applicable....main big 3 is all 0ga.....which, by the way, is WONDERFUL to run through the vehicle.Right now the battery is temporarily wired to make sure the vehicle starts and runs correctly, but next I'll be fusing the alternator side, adding the in-line Stinger battery isolator (this is so the rear battery can play the system without running the cars main battery down too low where it wont start), and starting to run the main power wire (also 0ga) through the firewall and to the rear of the car......lots of work still...but we're getting there.Hope you like....cheers!!

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We're your one stop shop for all your car audio stereo, iPod, Bluetooth, Navigation sales and installation needs in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Eagle, Garden City, Mt Home, Caldwell, Emmett, Kuna and the surrounding areas. Diesel and Gas performance and suspension and custom fabrication all in one location. Boat audio and visual as well as home theater sales and installation. We've got the brands and skills to get you what you need!This is a little blog written by one of the owners, Travis, to keep you informed.